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A rooster can only fertilize a hen by having sexual contact, in the form of a "cloacal kiss". The sperm must be sprayed into the hen's vent by the rooster's papilla, which is located on the back wall of the cloaca.
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Does a rooster sit on the egg to fertilize?
No. The rooster has relations with the hen and she lays fertilized eggs
Do you need a rooster to make a egg?
You do not need a rooster for a hen to lay eggs. A well feed, happy hen of appropriate age will lay about one egg a day. If a rooster is around the eggs will be fertilized and you get more chickens, if not you get yummy eggs to eat.
Does a chicken need a rooster to fertilize each and every egg or does the chicken only need the rooster to fertilize her so she can lay a clutch of eggs so it'll produce baby chicks?
The rooster does not need to fertilize the hen everyday. The rooster deposits a sperm cluster or sperm sac when mating.The sperm live inside the female reproductive system and each time an ovulation occurs (every 24-26 hours in good egg producers) the egg can become fertile. This process continues and matings at 7 - 10 day intervals are necessary to maintain fertility. The rooster does not need to fertilize the hen everyday.
How do you fertilize a store bought egg?
You can't fertilize an egg once it is out of the hen.In order to have fertilized eggs, you must keep a hen with a rooster, then collect the eggs to incubate them and hatch chicks.
How do you get a hen to lay eggs without a rooster?
No, a hen cannot lay a fertilized egg without exposure to a rooster. However, a hen can lay fertilized eggs up to a week after the male is taken out of the flock.
What roll do a rooster play in a chicken laying eggs?
A rooster can't lay an egg, and if it could chickens can't fly so they wouldn't be able to get on top of a house.
What do you do with a fertilized chicken egg?
The eggs of a hen are fertilized before they form a hard shell, by the sperm from a rooster that has mated with the hen.well the rooster has sex with a hen and its fertlisedhen eggs are fertilized by having a rooster mate with the hen.the rooster does not have to do anything with the egg after it has been layedChickn semen
What do you get when you cross a egg and a singing hen?
Egg shells // A rooster.
How does a hen form an egg?
a chickin and rooster
What are the chicks like from a banty hen and full size rooster?
Hello, The difference is that a chicken is a female hen and lays egg's and rooster is a male therefore he will fertilize the eggs. The the difference between normal chickens and bantam chickens is that they are much smaller nearly half the size of a average chicken. Hope this Helps,
Is a rooster necessary for the hen o lay an egg?
no
Will an egg laid without a rooster present develop into a chick?
If a hen is in with NO rooster, and lays an egg, then that egg is infertile and cannot hatch.
